a feminist perspective on this hot mess

abuse

Let me use this evening to remind everyone that in 2001, Gary Oldman’s ex-wife accused him of beating her in front of their children, and then attacking her with the phone when she tried to call the police.

I know there are a lot of Oldman fans on Tumblr who won’t like this, but it’s important that we hold men (even especially famous men whom we otherwise admire) accountable for their abuse. (And as with my Michael Fassbender post, I expect a lot of stans to lash out at me and say that his ex is lying, that nothing was “proven,” that I’m overreacting, etc. And I don’t care.)